The NYW&B offered frequent service between 138th Street in the South Bronx and White Plains and Port Chester in Westchester County.

[5][6] The New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) bought the NYW&B within the Bronx north of East 180th Street in April 1940 for $1.8 million and rehabilitated the line.

On February 27, 1962, the New York City Transit Authority announced a $700,000 modernization plan of the Dyre Avenue Line.

The Bronx-bound platform was closed for renovation from February 17, 1992 to August 31, 1992, earlier than its expected reopening in late fall 1992.

In the late 1990s, the original concrete exterior walls alongside the station platforms and the original roof that was supported on concrete columns and massive cantilevered timbers were replaced with steel bents supporting a clad metal wall system and a corrugated metal roof deck.

The heavy construction and high clearances greatly exceed the size and weight requirements of IRT subway cars.

[17] The emblem of the NYW&B, was the caduceus, a staff entwined with serpents that has served as a symbol of commerce since Classical times.

[18] The head house is notable for its graceful Spanish Mission style architecture and robust reinforced concrete construction.